Grains v Lorrete

Tenant wins · Penetanguishene · 2025-07-08

Adjudicator

Kate Sinipostolova

Dispute

Non-payment of Rent

Notice

Non-payment of rent (N4)

Landlord

I.G.

Tenant

R.L., D.D.

What happened

The Landlord applied for an order to terminate the tenancy and evict the Tenants for non-payment of rent. The hearing focused on the validity of the N4 notice, which claimed arrears only for March 2025. Tenant 1 provided evidence of full payment for that specific month. The Landlord argued that the amount was actually a cumulative balance from previous months but failed to specify those periods in the notice.

The ruling

The Landlord's application to terminate the tenancy and evict the Tenants is dismissed. The N4 Notice was found to be void due to a lack of sufficient detail regarding the periods of rent arrears, causing reasonable confusion for the Tenants who had paid the specific month listed on the notice.